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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Oxbow, MI. It climbs 346 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,135 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Equestrian Trail 42.67526, -83.48320
Nearest town Oxbow, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 989–1,135 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Equestrian Trail · 42.67526, -83.48320

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountain-bike-trail-out-back-6-km-fd36

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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